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A little raw and not too polished, Ankita Kayal’s personal aesthetic revolves around wabi-sabi—the Japanese philosophy of imperfections. It is no wonder then, that she loves working with handspun fabrics for her brand Paher.
With a graduate degree in fashion design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore followed by a postgraduate degree in apparel design at the National Institute of Design, Kayal launched her brand in February 2021. She began with the intention to work with sleek yet modern fabrics. A plain fabric, if hand spun, is never really plain and is always rich in texture. With Paher, Kayal blends Indian textiles to “make a more minimal and modern take on what already exists” and to create wardrobe essentials that are cool and contemporary.
If there is anything we love at Object, it's the elevation of staples to pieces that can be cherished and Paher gets it right each time.
Texture itself is imperfect and there is no such thing as plain. Knowing that the perfection of handmade is in its imperfection, Paher’s aestheticism marries the modern to the handmade.
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